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Democratic Debate Brings Fiercest Exchange Yet on Climate Change, Fracking
2016-04-15 14:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: During last nights Democratic debate at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, a site that was flooded by Hurricane Sandy, presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton displayed the fiercest exchange around climate change yet. 2nd most-Tweeted moment for #DemDebate: Clinton & Sanders disagree on environmental policy plans https://t.co/XMkmrvpApI -- Twitter Government (@gov) April 15, 2016 The movement has pushed climate change to the forefront of this presidential election, said Yong Jung...
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World Bank, Bank of England urge speed on climate
2016-04-15 11:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: Mark Carney and Jim Kim warn window of opportunity to reduce emissions is closing, call for greater transparency on climate risk from big business Waiting for the Paris Agreement to solve climate change is not an option, the heads of the Bank of England and World Bank told finance leaders in Washington on Thursday. Speaking on the sidelines of the IMF/World Bank Spring meeting, Mark Carney and Jim Kim painted a bleak picture of the level of global climate risk awareness. Only a third of...
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Maryland lawmakers act on climate change, land preservation, pollinators and oysters
2016-04-14 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bay Journal: Maryland lawmakers act on climate change, land preservation, pollinators and oysters Poultry bills, several other green priorities failed, though, as environment "wasn't that front and center" in Annapolis Ambitious climate change goals, pesticide restrictions and a study aimed at sustaining the Chesapeake Bay's vital oyster population top a short list of environmental legislation that passed Maryland's General Assembly this year. But the 90-day session in Annapolis, which ended late Monday...
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Exxon fights subpoena in widening climate probe, citing violation of its constitutional rights
2016-04-14 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inside Climate News: The company has turned over more than 10,000 pages of records to the New York attorney general, but is resisting a new demand filed under anti-racketeering laws. Exxon chief executive Rex Tillerson is leading a fight against a subpoena in the Virgin Islands' climate fraud investigation. Credit: Getty Images ExxonMobil Corp. sued to block a subpoena issued last month by the attorney general of the U.S. Virgin Islands seeking almost 40 years of documents on climate change. In his demand for...
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10 Years of Fracking: Its Impact on Our Water, Land and Climate
2016-04-14 15:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: In a single year, fracking wells across the country released at least 5.3 billion pounds of the potent greenhouse gas methane, as much global warming pollution as 22 coal-fired power plants. The statistic is one of many in a new study by Environment America Research & Policy Center that quantifies the environmental harm caused by more 137,000 fracking wells permitted since 2005. The numbers in this report dont lie, Rachel Richardson, director of Environment Americas Stop Drilling program...
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